Plate Tectonic Subduction

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Plate Tectonic Subduction

Plate Tectonic Subduction

This illustration depicts the subduction of the Pacific ocean plate, under the North American plate, giving rise to the highly volcanic Cascade Range, and more to my point, the Rocky Mountain Range and its large granite batholiths. Please do not vote. ps. I cant believe this got "p.o.h." ? Everybody back to work!
T Sharp
on Nov 24, 2007 3:27 pm
Image Type(s): Informational
Image ID: 359522

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Ejnar Fjerdingstad

Ejnar Fjerdingstad - Nov 25, 2007 9:46 am - Hasn't voted

Why Not

vote? With a little more explanation it might be a good idea to have a picture like that!

T Sharp

T Sharp - Nov 25, 2007 11:50 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Why Not

Thanks for the comment Ejnar. I did not draw the illustration, so I do not want to take any credit for it on power or vote weight. I think it illustrates the theory of batholith formation though, so I included it in my text. I will try to improve the caption to better explain what is in the drawing.
Cheers!

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